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California is about all things golden. From the historic Gold Rush of 1849 to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, for better or worse, we are associated with this color. So it seems only fitting that in 1890 the “golden poppy” was chosen as our state flower by an overwhelming majority of votes. Beating out the mariposa lily and a lesser type of poppy, it soon became known as the California Poppy. We in Bakersfield are fortunate that this luminescent flower has its greatest showing nearby in Antelope Valley. Unfortunately, some years have greater yields than others, which has led the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve to create a tape recording with information about the blooming fields (724-1180). It is updated regularly so that those of us who like to drive out there each year are sure to know the best weeks to go. 2005 had some great viewing, but we experienced a weird warm period in February of this year, followed by March rains, so a phone call to...
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